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LEAP FROGGING METHOD [1 record]

Record 1 2001-12-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting Techniques
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
DEF

A system used in fire suppression in which each crewman is assigned a specific task, such as clearing a specified section of a control line. When the assigned task is completed, he passes other workers in moving to a new assignment, which may be the identical task but in a new location.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvres d'intervention (incendies)
  • Incendies de végétation
DEF

Organisation du travail d'une équipe de lutte contre l'incendie, selon laquelle un homme qui a terminé une tâche, par ex. une longueur de travaux de défrichement ou d'établissement de ligne d'arrêt, passe en tête de ses co-équipiers pour y entreprendre une autre tâche, semblable ou non.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maniobras de intervención (incendios)
  • Incendio de la vegetación
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